Section AHG: Descendants of James Porteous

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Report generated by MagiCensus Deluxe v3.2.0 on 7 May 2012
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Generation One

1. JAMES1 PORTEOUS was christened in 1654 in Inveresk Parish, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom[2], and died between 1654 and 1750. He married JANET PURSELL. [2]
Child:
+2i.JOHN2 PORTEOUS, bp. on 14 Oct. 1654 in Inveresk Parish; m. on 11 June 1675 in Newton Parish, Midlothian AGNES CRAIG.


Generation Two

2. JOHN2 PORTEOUS (James1), son of (1) James1 and Janet (PURSELL) PORTEOUS, was christened on 14 Oct. 1654 in Inveresk Parish[3], and died between 1678 and 1764. He married in Newton Parish, on 11 June 1675, AGNES CRAIG[3]. [3]
Child:
+3i.ARCHIBALD3 PORTEOUS, bp. on 23 Nov. 1679 in Inveresk Parish; m. (AOE-2) JANET SWAN, chr. in Inveresk Parish on 17 June 1683[7], daughter of (AOE-1) John and Isobel (DEANES) SWAN.


Generation Three

3. ARCHIBALD3 PORTEOUS (John2, James1), son of (2) John2 and Agnes (CRAIG) PORTEOUS, was christened on 23 Nov. 1679 in Inveresk Parish[4], and died between 1709 and 1789. He married (AOE-2) JANET SWAN, daughter of (AOE-1) John and Isobel (DEANES) SWAN, who was christened on 17 June 1683 in Inveresk Parish[7], was buried on 11 June 1733 in Newton Parish[7]. [4]
Child:
+4i.AGNES4 PORTEOUS, bp. on 20 Aug. 1710 in Newton Parish; bur. on 11 Nov. 1760 in Newton Parish; m. on 9 June 1732 in Newton Parish (ATP-3) ANDREW WILSON, chr. in Newton Parish on 12 May 1717[1], d. in Newton Parish on 11 Nov. 1775[1], son of (ATP-2) George and Elizabeth (CLERK) WILSON.


Generation Four

4. AGNES4 PORTEOUS (Archibald3, John2, James1), daughter of (3) Archibald3 and (AOE-2) Janet (SWAN) PORTEOUS, was christened on 20 Aug. 1710 in Newton Parish[5], and was buried on 11 Nov. 1760 in Newton Parish[6]. She married in Newton Parish, on 9 June 1732, (ATP-3) ANDREW WILSON[5], son of (ATP-2) George and Elizabeth (CLERK) WILSON, who was christened on 12 May 1717 in Newton Parish[1], and died on 11 Nov. 1775 in Newton Parish[1]. [5, 6]
Child: See (ATP-3) Andrew WILSON



1. Lindsay S. Reeks, Scottish Coalmining Ancestors (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1986).
2. Ibid., 188.
3. Ibid., 190.
4. Ibid., 192.
5. Ibid., 193.
6. Ibid., 194.
7. Ibid., 224.